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  1. Materials Science

    Eggshell nanostructure protects a chick and helps it hatch

    The nanoscale structure of a chicken eggshell changes to fulfill different functions as the egg incubates.

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  2. Animals

    Toxins from the world’s longest animal can kill cockroaches

    Bootlace worms can stretch up to 55 meters long and ooze toxins that can kill cockroaches and green crabs.

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  3. Animals

    Some frogs may be bouncing back after killer chytrid fungus

    Frogs in Panama may be developing defenses against a fatal skin disease, a new study suggests.

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  4. Life

    Why cracking your knuckles can be so noisy

    Knuckles crack due to the partial collapse of bubbles in joint fluid, a new study suggests.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Opioids kill. Here’s how an overdose shuts down your body

    Powerful opioids affect many parts of the body, but the drugs’ most deadly effects are on breathing.

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  6. Materials Science

    Live heart cells make this material shift color like a chameleon

    A new material made of heart cells from rats and hydrogel changes color as the living cells contract and relax.

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  7. Archaeology

    Footprints put people on Canada’s west coast 13,000 years ago

    Island tracks indicate early New World settlers traveled down the North American Pacific coast about 13,000 years ago.

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  8. Neuroscience

    Brain waves of concertgoers sync up at shows

    During a live musical performance, audience members’ brain waves get in sync.

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  9. Astronomy

    Dark matter is MIA in this strange galaxy

    A galaxy without dark matter bolsters the case that the invisible substance really exists.

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  10. Neuroscience

    Parents’ presence promotes a child’s pluck

    Parents’ presence or absence during a learning exercise determines whether their child is fearful later, or willing to explore.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Kid-friendly e-cigarette ads appear to work

    Teens who hadn’t used tobacco products but were receptive to e-cigarettes ads were more likely to try vaping or smoking.

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  12. Earth

    Powerful New England quake recorded in pond mud

    The newfound sediment signature of the 1755 Cape Ann earthquake could be used to trace other prehistoric temblors.

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